Akhenaton's Hymn to the Aton
The New Kingdom's Eighteenth Dynasty (1540-1293 B.C.), was an era for expansion of religious reform (Noble et al 28). "It was a time of opportunities and of conflict" (Noble et al 30). The passage "Akhenaton's Hymn to the Aton," written in Ancient writing was translated by John L. Foster with permission from the Biblical Society of Literature in 1995 Press. It was an enlightening and free spirited hymn that described the universal power of Aton. This hymn was written by "the pharaoh who wanted to transform Egypt's religious practices into a monotheistic faith based on the worship of Aton, the god of the sun disk" (Homework handout 1). This ruler was no one other than Akhenaton also referred to Amenhotep IV during the time.In "Akhenaton's Hymn to the Aton," Akhenaton described, in Praise of the living Horakhty who rejoices the Horizonta in his Name if the divine Light which is in the Sundisk, living eternally and forever, the living Aton" (Brophy et al 63). "Aton was the personification of the sun's power as manifested in the sun disk" (Brophy et al 63). He created the existence of life form on earth as well as things that are invisible to human eyes. Akhenaton described Aton as an incredible god from beyond who gives origin o
Akhenaton meant that the Sun god has the power to cover the land with his rays. Herds are in the meadows, trees and vegetable are growing healthy, birds fly freely from their nest, ship goes up and down stream, while fish swim freely in the sea, "each path lies open because of your (Aton) presence" (Brophy et al. "It is you who create the seed in women, shape the fluids into huma!n beings" (Brophy et al 64). The establishment of Aton came from Egypt during the reign of the New Kingdom pharaoh Amunhotep IV, also known Akhenaton*. Akhenton prays Aton for protection of himself, Nefer-Kheper- Re Wa-en-re and his royalty wife, Nefer-neferu-aton Nefertiti, who flourishes for eternity and everlasting (Byophy et al. The hymn also "ascribed the power to Akhenaton himself and shows some interesting parallels to Psalm 104 in the Hebrew Bible" (Brophy et al 63). Then, Akhenaton continued to analysis how Aton is also the creator of daily life. During the day, nature came into a beautiful start. Akhenaton emphasized that Aton played an important role in developing a child. Unfortunately, after Akhenton's death in 1336BC, the Aton cult was abolished and the city of Akhenton was abandoned under the ruler Tutankaton, Akhenton's son-in-law (Noble et al. The next theme of the hymn is the creation of human being.
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